About Us
Facilitators
Marie Auyong
Coral/Coastal Zone Management Liaison
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Tiyan, Guam
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Tiyan, Guam
Isabel Gaoteote
Education Coordinator/IT Support
NOAA National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa
Pago Pago, American Samoa
NOAA National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa
Pago Pago, American Samoa
Leon R. Geschwind
(HE/HIM)Education & Outreach Specialist
NOAA Inouye Regional Center
Honolulu, Hawai'i
NOAA Inouye Regional Center
Honolulu, Hawai'i
LinkedIn | science.is.cool@noaa.gov
Celeste Hanley
(SHE/HER)Education and Outreach Specialist
NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office
NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office
Website | celeste.hanley@noaa.gov
Justin Umholtz
(HE/HIM)Education Coordinator
NOAA Mokupāpapa Discovery Center for Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Hilo, Hawai'i
NOAA Mokupāpapa Discovery Center for Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Hilo, Hawai'i
Website | Justin.Umholtz@noaa.gov
guest Speakers
nicole yamase
Keynote speaker
Nicole Yamase is a PhD candidate in the UH Mānoa Marine Biology Graduate Program and the first Pacific Islander to reach the Challenger Deep. Her research interests include algal biology, ecophysiology of tropical reef algae, and global change on Pacific Island communities.
Amy dean, M.A.
NOAA Data in the Classroom Curriculum Developer, High School Science Teacher
Amy has developed and managed content for NOAA’s Data in the Classroom program since 2015. She is also a full time teacher of Biology and Environmental Science for high school students in the San Francisco Bay Area.
dataintheclassroom@noaa.gov
SETH SPENCER
(HE/HIM)Seth works to connect educators from around the country to high-quality interdisciplinary workshops and resources on climate change education and climate justice. Seth is originally from Minnesota, but has been an educator in North Carolina, Tennessee, Alaska, and Ukraine.
Paulo Maurin
Hawai'i Management Liaison, Contractor in support of NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Honolulu, HI
Honolulu, HI
Māhealani Bambico
Hawai'i Bay Watershed Education and Training
(B-WET) Coordinator
Hilo, HI
Hilo, HI
maya walton
Assistant Director for Research &Fellowships
University of Hawai'i Sea Grant College
Honolulu, HI
University of Hawai'i Sea Grant College
Honolulu, HI